He who creates three to five haiku poems during a lifetime … - Matsuo Bashō

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He who creates three to five haiku poems during a lifetime is a haiku poet. He who attains to completes ten is a master.

Matsuo Bashō

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About Matsuo Bashō

Matsuo Bashō (松尾芭蕉, 1644 – 28 November 1694) was a major Japanese poet, primarily known for his achievements in the haikai no renga and haiku (as it would become known later) forms, and his poetic diaries.

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Alternative Names: Matsuo Basho • Matsuo Bashou • Bashō • Basho • Bashou • Matsuo Bashô • Bashô • 金作 • 甚七郎 • 甚四郎 • 俳聖 • まつおばしょう

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さびは句の色なり。閑寂なる句をいふにあらず。たとへば、老人の甲冑をたいし戦場に働き、錦繍をかざり御宴に侍りても、老の姿有るがごとし。

The haiku that reveals seventy to eighty percent of its subject is good. Those that reveal fifty to sixty percent, we never tire of.

見るところ花にあらずと云ふことなし、
思ふところ月にあらずと云ふことなし。

He who creates three to five haiku poems during a lifetime is a haiku poet. He who attains to completes ten is a master. - Matsuo Bashō

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